William North

This article deals with the American politician William North. On the British general and politician, see William North, 6th Baron North .

William North

William North (* 1755 in Pemaquid, today's Bristol , Lincoln County , in the later state of Maine , † January 3, 1836 in Duanesburg , Schenectady County , New York ) was an American politician . In 1798 he represented New York State in the US Senate .

Career

William North grew up during the British colonial days and attended the public schools in his homeland. He later moved to Boston , Massachusetts with his mother . In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution . During the American Revolutionary War that followed , he served in the Continental Army . After the war, he settled in Duanesburg, New York State, where he began a political career. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1792, 1794, 1795, 1796, and 1810 , of which he was president for the last three of those years. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s .

After the resignation of US Senator John Sloss Hobart , William North was appointed as his acting successor. He exercised this mandate between May 5 and August 17, 1798, before James Watson , who was then elected in the by-election, took over this mandate. From 1798 to 1800 was North Adjutant General in the United States Army . That was at a time under President John Adams when there was almost a war with France . Between 1810 and 1816 North was a member of the Erie Canal Commission . He died on January 3, 1836.

Web links

• William North in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William North in the database of Find a Grave (English)